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The summit of this hill is situated in a working farm with farm waste adjacent to the summit area.You can park beside double farm gates (S8843993807A) and access by following the farm rd directly to the top without the need to cross any fences. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1157/comment/16049/

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Picture from eamonoc : Mast, Ballyhook Hill

Picture: Mast, Ballyhook Hill

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by eamonoc 13 Jan 2014

After Slieveroe i headed down the N81 and at whitestown cross I took a right turn towards Stratford, just before I entered the village I took another right turn drove uphill past the local Stratford, Grangecon GAA grounds and about 5 mins later pulled in at the entrance to a small waterworks on the left . Enough room to park one car without blocking the entrance. No one around here to ask about access, climbed over the locked gates and onto a rough path this immediately swung right but I headed directly uphill following the faint traces of a path beside a small forest. This path was overgrown with gorse and briars but I was able to push through and make uphill progress, when I could no longer follow the path due to the gorse I was able to gain access to a field on my left. Just inside the fence and keeping the forest on my right I easily arrived at the top of the hill . The weather had deteriorated badly by now very windy and wet so I didn`t hang around. I noticed a mast across the field I walked over towards it looking for another access route, there was a grassy track heading downhill in an easterly direction through farmland, I retraced my upward route back to the car. Total time from car to car 22mins and a distance of 1.2km. I drove around this hill towards Stratford and I saw several local gun club signs advising people that the lands on that side of the hill were preserved for gun club members. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1157/comment/15779/